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host: john, we're going to leave it there. senate passing their budget in the early hours of this morning. this is from the "new york times" -- s up: the vote set negotiations with the house in april to reconcile two different .ersions no republicans voted for the senate plan on saturday and for also opposedrats it. all our red state democrats up for reelection in 2014. back to the phones and our conversation regarding be third anniversary of the affordable care act. jeff in knoxville, tennessee. caller: good morning. i would like to know, what are regardinghts preventive medicine? i am pretty holistic regarding my health, and i just want to how car companies get kickbacks if you don't have an whatent and insurance -- are your thoughts but insurance getting kickbacks for staying healthy? host: what do you think about that? caller: i think they should do it. it is an incentive to stay healthy. you save money. the company will save money for having healthier employees. i think it is a win-win on both sides. host: in the baltimor
host: john, we're going to leave it there. senate passing their budget in the early hours of this morning. this is from the "new york times" -- s up: the vote set negotiations with the house in april to reconcile two different .ersions no republicans voted for the senate plan on saturday and for also opposedrats it. all our red state democrats up for reelection in 2014. back to the phones and our conversation regarding be third anniversary of the affordable care act. jeff in...
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john, raleigh, north carolina, republican. isller: this administration or is trying to score political points. the released 12 bosch -- 12 high-risk level 1 offenders. to thetom line gets back rule of law. i do not know about you, but here in raleigh, when you pull local wal-mart and see a police officer's car in their in front it is usually a shoplifter. that shoplifter gets handcuffed. taken down. if they makew, bail they are released on bail, and then they appear for their court date. well, a lot of people make points about the low-level offenders of the illegal immigrants, but the bottom line is once they crossed the border, they have crossed a sovereign line of the united states willingly. unless they were kidnapped from mexico or whatever other country they're coming from. therefore, they break the law straight off the bat. i would a foreign them -- afford them the human rights dignities of not being treated bill, but at the same time, they break the law. reated ill. t holding everyone to the letter of the law, but that
john, raleigh, north carolina, republican. isller: this administration or is trying to score political points. the released 12 bosch -- 12 high-risk level 1 offenders. to thetom line gets back rule of law. i do not know about you, but here in raleigh, when you pull local wal-mart and see a police officer's car in their in front it is usually a shoplifter. that shoplifter gets handcuffed. taken down. if they makew, bail they are released on bail, and then they appear for their court date. well,...
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we'll go to john next. new york, democratic caller. hi, john. caller: how you doing? i agree with the last caller. i do think that civil unions, though, that would be protection under the 14th amendment. see, i'm a christian, i believe in freedom and you know people do what they want to do and everything, but the question is marriage comes from the bible. it's a union between man and a woman. you know, who's their god? give them the civil union, but you know, because what's going to happen, will the pastor be sued once they get that right and to say oh, this pastor's not going to marry us. then they'll bankrupt the church. it will open the doors to a lot of things. they've been with the partner, whatever, and they get the benefits, like the i.r.s. case and stuff like that. but, you know, the union of that, that has to do with god. and if god defines homosexuality a sin, who's your god? the state is getting involved in a spiritual matter, aren't they? host: can the court separate those two things? guest: yes. marriage is also a matter of state law. it is an interesting
we'll go to john next. new york, democratic caller. hi, john. caller: how you doing? i agree with the last caller. i do think that civil unions, though, that would be protection under the 14th amendment. see, i'm a christian, i believe in freedom and you know people do what they want to do and everything, but the question is marriage comes from the bible. it's a union between man and a woman. you know, who's their god? give them the civil union, but you know, because what's going to happen,...
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it's not john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it is someone with a different republican message although she's been different in her message. she is not diverged from what the republican conventions have been on this issue. in utah, independent caller. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. it is a wonderful thing to see increased diversity of panelists and female senators. week very interested last to see the female senators questioning various representatives of the armed services relative to the sexual abuse situation in the u.s. military. that is a very relevant topic that concerns all of us. briefly, senator claire mccaskill talked about the incidents of sexual abuse against males in the u.s. military. no other individual had brought that up besides her and she only talked about it for a few seconds. it's encouraging to see that she has done that. i certainly support her in her bravery to address the subject, because i think sometimes in the , issuese that we have of abuse against males, both children and men, this
it's not john mccain or lindsey graham talking about this. it is someone with a different republican message although she's been different in her message. she is not diverged from what the republican conventions have been on this issue. in utah, independent caller. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. it is a wonderful thing to see increased diversity of panelists and female senators. week very interested last to see the female senators questioning various representatives of the...
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john is joining us from illinois. republican line. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. my comment is about the girl that was killed in that unfortunate incident. from what i understand she was shot to death was sitting in her father's lap. if the politicians want to go after criminals on this type of stuff, this father was a known gang member. does he not have some responsibility, there something in the child's death? i do feel sorry for the family, but it seems to me that they should also be prosecuting him for having a hand in this. host: your part of the country has been hit hard by gun violence. chicago leads the nation, doesn't it? caller: yes, it does. i am a law-abiding gun owners. i have raised my kids properly. but i do not want to see my rights taken away. host: thank you. justin, tennessee, good morning. caller: good morning, sir. how you doing? host: good, thank you. caller: we are talking a lot about guns. with video games we are talking a lot about freedom of speech. these things have been sacrosanct for a long time. w
john is joining us from illinois. republican line. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. my comment is about the girl that was killed in that unfortunate incident. from what i understand she was shot to death was sitting in her father's lap. if the politicians want to go after criminals on this type of stuff, this father was a known gang member. does he not have some responsibility, there something in the child's death? i do feel sorry for the family, but it seems to me that they...
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host: john in virginia, independent line. caller: i wanted to point out that dwight d eisenhower was the last president to ever actually lower the amount of to the nation, and i believe he did that in two fiscal years. since then, we have been increasing the size of the military. stealing from social security to pay for the vietnam war. reagan ignorantly bloated the size of the military and tripled the debt in his presidency. george bush doubled the debt and extent of the military greatly. we need to cut the military. we need to raise taxes to pay for that. i would like to point out to the congressman the united states constitution actually states that the congress has the power to raise taxes. the very first thing it gives for that purpose is to pay the .ebt for the united states i wish republicans would actually start upholding the constitution. host: you made your point. let's get a response. guest: you are right, we need to pay our debt. is too much? taxes is 50% of what one makes too much? i would suggest that it is. tha
host: john in virginia, independent line. caller: i wanted to point out that dwight d eisenhower was the last president to ever actually lower the amount of to the nation, and i believe he did that in two fiscal years. since then, we have been increasing the size of the military. stealing from social security to pay for the vietnam war. reagan ignorantly bloated the size of the military and tripled the debt in his presidency. george bush doubled the debt and extent of the military greatly. we...
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host: want to go to john now from woodville, ohio. john, give us your take on this growth and opportunities report by the republican party today. caller: well, i'm not quite sure that i agree with the direction that the g.o.p. is actually taking now. they're fighting an issue that it's going to be very difficult . i mean, when you have an administration that gives away food stamps, they give away cell phones and they're promising everything, the trouble is, the pide piper has to be paid, and what's happening now is obama has always thought about -- he said he's for the middle class. trouble is, had he gone to the gas station, have you gone to the supermarket, and also, have you looked at your paycheck? he really says one thing, but he does other things, and it's coming around. i think the g.o.p. probably on't do any good until the american people see what the promises of the democratic party really are. they can take the talk, but unless they get an opportunity to actually do something for the american people, for the american academy
host: want to go to john now from woodville, ohio. john, give us your take on this growth and opportunities report by the republican party today. caller: well, i'm not quite sure that i agree with the direction that the g.o.p. is actually taking now. they're fighting an issue that it's going to be very difficult . i mean, when you have an administration that gives away food stamps, they give away cell phones and they're promising everything, the trouble is, the pide piper has to be paid, and...